Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 7 covers work. It starts out by discussing what work is, and then it goes on to Step 7. Step 7 is to maximize income. Although most people define work as what they do to make a living, there is more to work than that. The definition of work varies depending on who is defining it. That means that the reader is free to choose their own definition of work.

When asked what they do for a living or what their job is, many people reply with, "I'm a..." and then they say the name of their job. "I'm a carpenter." "I'm a lawyer." "I'm a teacher." By saying, "I'm a..." these people are personally identifying themselves with their jobs. They are getting part of their identity from their jobs. All the frustrations from their work and all of their job's imperfections become...